Four busted after cops observe Ajax drug deal

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AJAX -- Four people, including a suspect already wanted by police, were busted after cops witnessed a drug transaction last week in Ajax.

Durham police seized crack and powder cocaine as well as marijuana as a result of the busts, which began when Drug Enforcement Unit officers conducting surveillance watched a deal July 9 in Ajax. They arrested two suspects from Trenton found in possession of 57 grams of crack, 14 grams of powder cocaine and 36 grams of marijuana.

Police say the drugs had been supplied by a man already wanted on drug charges arising from Project Wheeler, an investigation that concluded in April with several arrests and the seizure of $1.7 million worth of drugs. That suspect, along with a woman, was arrested July 10 in Ajax. Cops also executed two search warrants in Toronto and seized cocaine, marijuana and cash.

Marshall Brown, 30, of Dundas Street West in Toronto, and Serena Shea, of Millington Crescent in Ajax, face drug charges. Charged as a result of the July 9 bust are Joseph Cassibo, 19, of Trenton, and a 16-year-old Trenton girl whose identity is protected by law.